1878 Grey Valley by-election

The 1878 Grey Valley by-election was a by-election held on 22 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast electorate of Grey Valley.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Martin Kennedy on 13 April 1878.[1]

The by-election was won by Richard Reeves.

He was opposed by William Henry Harrison (who had been elected for the electorate in the 1871 election) and John Barrowman;[2] Heber Newton withdrew but got 25 votes.[3][4]

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1878 Grey Valley by-election[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Reeves 487 47.61
Independent William Henry Harrison 302 29.52
Independent John Barrowman 209 20.43
Majority 185 18.08
Informal votes 25
Turnout 1023

Notes

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 210. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "Greymouth Nominations". West Coast Times (2843). 14 May 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Untitled". Inangahua Times. 15 May 1878.
  4. "Untitled". New Zealand Times. 15 May 1878.
  5. "Untitled". New Zealand Times. 15 May 1878.
  6. "Untitled". Inangahua Times. 15 May 1878.
  7. "Greymouth". Thames Star. 13 May 1878.


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